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NASCAR-Banking 500 Results

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Results Saturday from NASCAR's Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway (start position in parentheses):

Lap length: 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers)

1. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 334 laps

2. (4) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 334

3. (3) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 334

4. (9) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 334

5. (12) Joey Logano, Toyota, 334

6. (11) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 334

7. (42) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 334

8. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 334

9. (25) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 334

10. (15) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 334

11. (6) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 334

12. (8) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 334

13. (5) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 334

14. (34) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 334

15. (21) David Reutimann, Toyota, 334

16. (23) Greg Biffle, Ford, 334

17. (2) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 334

18. (32) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 334

19. (27) David Stremme, Dodge, 334

20. (29) David Ragan, Ford, 334

21. (37) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 334

22. (13) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 333

23. (26) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 333

24. (7) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 333

25. (14) David Gilliland, Toyota, 333

26. (38) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 332

27. (31) Paul Menard, Ford, 332

28. (16) Scott Speed, Toyota, 332

29. (36) Bill Elliott, Ford, 332

30. (19) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 332

31. (24) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 331

32. (33) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 331

33. (20) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 331

34. (30) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 330

35. (18) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 330

36. (41) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 330

37. (43) Terry Labonte, Toyota, 329

38. (39) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 304

39. (28) Carl Edwards, Ford, engine, 299

40. (22) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 298

41. (40) Max Papis, Toyota, engine, 286

42. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, engine, 192

43. (35) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, rear end, 26

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Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 137.658 mph (221.53 kph).

Time of Race: 3 hours, 38 minutes, 22 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 2.303 seconds.

Caution Flags: 10 for 42 laps.

Lead Changes: 22 among 9 drivers.

Lap Leaders: M.Martin 1-6; J.Johnson 7-36; M.Waltrip 37-39; T.Labonte 40; M.Kenseth 41-42; J.Johnson 43-44; M.Kenseth 45-51; J.Johnson 52-70; D.Hamlin 71-94; M.Kenseth 95-98; D.Hamlin 99-121; J.Gordon 122-164; D.Hamlin 165-170; J.Gordon 171-189; D.Hamlin 190; M.Kenseth 191-222; K.Kahne 223-245; Ku.Busch 246-247; K.Kahne 248-291; J.Johnson 292-318; J.Gordon 319-320; J.Johnson 321-334.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson, 5 times for 92 laps; K.Kahne, 2 times for 67 laps; J.Gordon, 3 times for 64 laps; D.Hamlin, 4 times for 54 laps; M.Kenseth, 4 times for 45 laps; M.Martin, 1 time for 6 laps; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 3 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 2 laps; T.Labonte, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 5,923; 2. M.Martin, 5,833; 3. J.Gordon, 5,788; 4. T.Stewart, 5,768; 5. Ku.Busch, 5,746; 6. J.Montoya, 5,728; 7. G.Biffle, 5,655; 8. R.Newman, 5,635; 9. K.Kahne, 5,592; 10. C.Edwards, 5,582; 11. D.Hamlin, 5,551; 12. B.Vickers, 5,438.

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